Overview
- The short video shows agents pursuing a bicyclist who shouted, “I’m not a U.S. citizen,” before riding off and evading capture on Sunday.
- An agent can be heard yelling “Get him!” during the chase near the 300 block of North Dearborn Street in the Loop, and the rider has not been publicly identified.
- Footage posted by X user Christopher Sweat and a version obtained by ABC7 spread widely online, drawing mockery of the agents and praise for the cyclist.
- Global News situates the episode within a broader enforcement surge in the Chicago area that has drawn protests, including reported use of pepper balls and other less‑lethal munitions outside the Broadview facility.
- News18, citing ABC7Chicago, reports that multiple people, including a family with children, were detained by immigration agents on Sunday afternoon.